The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 190 Let Him Go

The confrontation lasted for several minutes.

Caught in the middle, Gwendolyn glanced from one man to the other.

As the 023 special drug had lost its effect on Maverick, he now looked more imposing than Charles. His eyes gleamed with a chilling and merciless intensity.

Gwendolyn did not know what to say.

They were already eyeing each other with so much hostility in the beginning that she was not sure how the night would end.

She cleared her throat loudly, drawing their attention to her.

Gwendolyn then gestured for Charles to look in the direction of the dining room. “Charles, I’ve prepared all this food, and I’ve been waiting for you. I’ve also prepared two bottles of red wine. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a drink together. Let’s all drink and be merry tonight.”

“Okay.”

Charles shifted his focus from Maverick to Gwendolyn. He looked at her affectionately as they walked into the dining room together.

“Gwen, your culinary skills are amazing. These dishes smell so good. I wasn’t that hungry earlier, but now my appetite has been whetted.”

“I’m happy as long as you like them.”

Maverick stood in the stairwell, observing their interaction keenly.

Even though Gwendolyn had already told him about her plan that night, he was still caught off-guard when he saw her smiling happily at Charles and speaking to him in such a gentle manner.

He felt a pang of heartache.

When would Gwendolyn treat him the way she was treating Charles?

Both of them were chatting and laughing in the dining room, oblivious to the awkward expression on Maverick’s face.

At the dining table, Gwendolyn pursed her lips and smiled. She took the bottle of red wine that had been decanted and was about to pour some for Charles.

Charles extended his hand, making a gesture to stop her. “Gwen, you have a servant here. You don’t have to do this yourself.”

Gwendolyn’s expression momentarily froze, but she quickly regained her composure.

down the red wine and

“Maverick, come here.”

sitting in an upright position as if he had cultivated this habit over the years. His eyes were fixed on Maverick, waiting for the latter to

to look at Gwendolyn. There was a hint of surprise in his voice when he said, “Gwen, there’s some dirt

in her chair,

gaze, Charles extended his hands in a gentle and deliberate motion toward

in contact with her face,

through gritted teeth, “Mr. Newton, mind your manners. Keep

do whatever I wish. Mind

words clearly and was about

stared at Charles. The former’s eyes bore a malevolent and piercing intensity,

his efforts were in vain. He started to look

treats his employer? He’s so arrogant. Such a defiant servant ought to be taught a

was about to speak when Maverick snorted coldly. “My employer

men locked eyes. Their hands

tension in

she held

there would always be an intense battle

heavily again, giving Maverick a warning

“That’s enough. Let go.”

Maverick released his

not move and stood between Gwendolyn and Charles. His glare was fixed on Charles, capturing his

a tissue and wiped his sleeves. He then spoke with a hint of annoyance. “Gwen, it seems like we

Charles meant and looked sternly at Maverick. “Mr. Newton is my guest. You’ve offended him the moment you got here. Are you trying to make me angry? I think I have been too lenient with

villa and called out,

the living

his direction. “Bring him

Quinton looked at

his face looking extremely cold. He spoke up with a hurt voice.

to look at him with a sneer on her

now I’ve come to terms with it. Let bygones be bygones. After all, he still has a special place in my heart. I gave you a chance to terminate our employment contract, but you stubbornly refused to leave. If you can’t stand the way things are here, get lost. Do you think you still mean

words cut through him like

so hurt that it

her speak those hurtful words still caused him great pain and a sense of

no longer had feelings

Gwendolyn intentionally using Charles to tell Maverick the

were bloodshot. He choked up as he uttered, “I know I’ve made many mistakes in the past, but aren’t you even

Gwendolyn kept quiet.

Maverick was slowly tearing up. His gaze revealed a sense of vulnerability and